Face Mask (Agboho mmuo)
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Face Mask (Agboho mmuo) (possibly early 1900s). Gift of Kim Sherwin Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/2016.10

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This small face mask would have been complemented by a separate, elaborate superstructure covered with cotton cloth. Though always worn by a man, the image glorifies youthful female beauty. Derived from chalky clay, the white coloration of the face refers to ancestral spirits whose powers the mask evokes. The masks dance in festivals that generally celebrate the dead but also appear at funerals to escort the deceased to the land of the ancestors.

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A weathered, dark brown tribal mask with intricate geometric patterns and piercing eye holes is presented against a neutral gray background.

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